Conformateur or apparatus for making charts of surface conformations.



W. J. SCHATZ. CONFORMATEUR 0R APPARATUS FORVMAKING CHARTS 0F SURFACE CONFORMATIONS.

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CONFORMATEUR 0R APPARATUS FOR MAKING CHARTS 0F SURFACE CONFORMATIONS.

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Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. SCHATZ, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 A. G. -SPALDING & BROS. MANFG CO., A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

Application led December 22, 1915.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM J. SCHATZ, citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iu Conformateurs or Apparatus for Making Charts of Surface Conformations, of which the following is a specication.

My invention is designed for use of physi- 'cal directors or physicians for obtaining charts of the conformation of parts of the. bodies of subjects or patients, so that the progress resulting from corrective exercises may be ascertained and viewed by comparing a chart made at one time with a chart made at a later date after the subject or patient has been put through an exercise, or course of exercises, for the purpose of developing certain muscles, and correcting any abnormal parts of the physical structure.

The invention consists in the features and combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly defined by the appended claims. l

In the drawings Figure 1 illustrates the use of the appliance for making anteriorposterior curves; F ig. 2 illustrates the use of the apparatus for making charts of lateral curves of the spine; Fig. 3 illustrates the use of the apparatus for making charts of transverse curves of the back; F ig. 4 is a front view of the apparatus in condensed form, parts being broken away, to economizc space; Fig. 5 is a side view of the apparatus of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a top view of the apparatus of Figs. 4 and 5; Fig. 6a is a top view of a detail. Fig. 7 shows, in elevation and edge view, a special form of roller contact; Fig. 8 shows similar views of another form of roller contact.

The apparatus is adapted to be attached to the wall, door jamb, or=a door, and while it may assume various forms, in the particular construction illustrated it comprises essentially a suitable vertically disposed ba',1 or track l which is supported by upper and lower brackets 2, 3. These brackets consist of a fitting 4 to receive the upper and lower ends of the bar 1, a pin or rod 5, and a wall piece or support 6, the said pin being held in sockets in the parts 4 and 6 by linger screws 7 4and 8. The pins 5 may be of any desired length, according to the requirements of the position at which the apparatus is mounted.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Y CONFORMATEUR 0R APPARATUS FOR MAKING CIAIARTS OF SURFACECON FORMATION S.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916 Serial No. 68,255.

between these rods and the plate is of universal character, consisting of a forked coupling 13 at the lower end of the rod 12, said forked coupling being pivotally mounted to a member 14 by the pins or screws 15, 16, passing through the ends of the fork, and into the piece 14, the said pins or screwsy having plain portions at 17 on which the fork may turn. The piece 14 is in the form of a sleeve through which passes a pin 18 having a plain portion at 19 upon which thesleeve 14 may turn, the said pin 18 having a screw threaded reduced end 2O passing through a boss 21 on the plat-e or carrier 9, a nut 22 on the screw-threaded extensionof the pin 13 serving to hold the pin in place on the carrier 9. The pin 1S has a kerfed head 23, to

receive a. screw driver for turning the pin or for holding it while the nut is set in place. This universal coupling just described is used at the lower end of each of the paralilel rods 12, and itl will be seen that these rods can swing forwardly and backwardly, or in other words, toward and from the wall or other support upon which the appliance is mounted, or the parallel rods may be swung laterally in relation to the upright support or track 1. At their upper ends the rods 12 carry a cross rod 24 by swivel joints consisting of sleeves 25 at the upper ends of the rods 12, which sleeves have pins 26 passing through them which carry, at their outer ends, bosses or sleeves 27 through which the cross rod 24 extends, this cross rod 24, it being observed, carrying at one end a pencil 2S, and at its other end a stylus or other suitable contact to move over the surface of the body of the subject or patient. The sleeves 27 are fixed to the rod 24 by the set screw 29, and as the parallel rods swing to one side or the other, the pins 26 of the xed to the upper ends of the rods 12, and Y thus the horizontal position of the tracing rod 24. may be maintained.

The upper ends of the parallel rods 1Q are held in proper relation by a cross piece 30 extending from one pin :26 to the other, the said pins passing through this cross rod, and being held by Cotter pins 31 and Washers 32. The contact member which is to engage the body of the patient may be either a roller, as shown at 33, or a stylus, as shown at Both or' these parts are carried by a bracket 35 which may be set in different positions on the end of the tracing rod to meet the dillerent conditions under which the appliance may be used. For this pur-pose the bracket 35 is provided with a longitudinal opening 36, and when the bracket is on the tracing rod with the rod engaging this opening it is fixed by the setV screw 3.7. The bracket 35 may be set at right angles to the tracing rod by utilizing the opening 39 and the set screw 40, so that the stylus 34 will then extend in a direction at right angles to the tracing rod 24, or the roller 33 may be positioned with its axis parallel to said rod instead of transversely thereto, as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. The stylus may be adjusted into either a position of Vuse beyond the plane of the periphery of the roll 33, or to a position out of use in rear of the said roller 33, and for this purpose the stylus passes through bearings 41, 12, projecting laterally from the bracket 35, and a set screvv 13 is provided to set the stylus in any desired position.

The contact roller 33 is removably mounted in the forks 35a of the bracket 35, and by swinging a catch lever 45 on its pivot i6 the pivot pin 47 of the roller may be rernoved and the roller withdrawn, and either the roller of Fig. 7 may be substituted or that of Fig. 8. The bracket 35 has a third opening 39X which lies at a quarter turn from the opening 39, and this enables the operator to place the bracket at right angles to the tracing rod 3i, but at a quarter turn in relation to the position permitted by the opening 39. lilith the bracket held on the tracing rod by the opening 39X and its set screvxT 37 either the roller or the stylus may be placed in service as in Fig. 2 to get a tracing of lateral curvatures With either the stylus or the roller, the roller being turnable about a horizontal axis, but With the bracket held on the tracing rod by the opening 39 and its setV screw the roller 33 would travel with its axis at right angles to the axis of the tracing rod. lilith this disposition ot the parts the roller can be used for making chartsof the transverse contour of the back.

' Briefly stated, the bracket has openings to provide for three positions of the bracket 35. One With the `bracket in line with the tracing rod, and the other two to arrange `is omitted from this view.

the bracket at right angles to the tracing rod, and in tivo different right angular positions.

Fig. 1 shows the posit-ion of the apparatus and of the subject in taking anteriorposterior curves, the bracket 35 being adjusted to set in line with the tracing rod, and the roller 33 being in use. The pencil 28 is bearing on the chart, and the operator rlhe subjects position is determined by a suitable support 50 having rests k51 for the arms. The subject, by resting his body against this support and by allowing his arms to bear on the cross bar, can maintain a natural attitude Without the use of clamps, straps, or other objectionable devices which tend to make the subject assume an unnatural position. For charts to show progress of chest raising exercises the patient or subject would be positioned a half turn from the position shown in Fig. 1. In getting a chart as shown in Fig. 1, the carrier 9 would be moved vertically of the rod or track 1 to make the stylus or roller traverse the middle or other line of the back, the tracing rod moving lengthwise as the thoracic and lumbar regions are traversed, this lengthwise movement being permitted by the swinging of the parallel bars about the pivot pins 18.

ln Fig. 2 the subject is in position for the tracing of lateral curvature of the spine, the roller or stylus in this case followingV the spine from its'upper to its lower end as the carrier 9 is allowed to move dotvn along the rod `1. The making of charts for lateral curvatures is rendered more complex than such curves as anterior-posteri0r above mentioned, because We have to deal also with the anterior-posterior curves as Well as the lateral curves, for instance, of the spine, giving rise to a movement of the tracing rod to and from the plane in which the chart lies. To meet this difficulty, the stylus may be held loosely in the bracket 35 so as to slide in the bracket, and then the opera-tor, by using one hand to guide the tracing rod and keep it substantially parallel with the face of the chart as it moves downwardly and With the pencil on the chart, can, with his other hand, keep thev stylus pressed against the subject, the stylus being moved in or out as thel anterior-posterior curves may demand, and thus eliminate the influence that these curves would otherwise have on the tracing by reason of said rod assuming diderent positions in relation to the surface of the chart.

Fig. 3 illustrates the position of the subject, operator, and the apparatus in making a tracing of the transverse line of theI back, the bracket 35 being adjusted to extend Vat righ-t angles to the tracing rod. The opera.- tor can exert control over the tracing rod by taking hold thereof with both hands near lic Y izo lua

the ends of said rod, and he can control the vertical movement of the tracing rod and parallel rods 12. This transversecurve will show any inequalities between the right and left portions of the back.

vIn Figs. l and 3 the apparatus is shown asattached to the frame of a closet door,

vthereby giving room for the subject to assume different positions. In Fig. 2 the apparatus is shown as attached to the wall near a corner or shoulder thereof, so that the sub- `such as Fig. 8,' may be employed.

I claim as my invention 1. In combination in apparatus for making tracings or curves of the human body, a chart disposed in a vertical plane, a horizontally disposed tracing rod having marking means at one end to engage said chart and a tracing device at the other end to bear upon the body and follow its curves, a vertically movable support for said rod, and connecting means between said support and said rod to permit the same to have movement longitudinally and vertically while maintaining the same in horizontal position, substantially as described.

2. In combination in apparatus of the class described, a horizontal tracing rod having marlng means at one end and a rotary member at its other end having a grooved periphery to follow the curve or surface to be traced, a vertically movable carrier, and parallel rods connecting the tracing rod with the vertically movable carrier, and having pivotal connection with said carrier and with said horizontal tracing rod, substantially as described.

3. In combination in apparatus for making tracings or curves of the human body, a vertically arranged chart, a vertically arranged support, a horizontally disposed tracing rod, a vertically movable carrier on the vertical ro`d, a connection between said carrier and the horizontally disposed rod to permit said rod to have longitudinal and lateral movement while maintaining the same in horizontal position, marking means atone end of the tracing rod to engage said chart and a tracing implement at the other end of the rod, said tracing implement being adjustable to be set on said horizontal rod to work on a surface lying in a plane trans- Verse to the end of said rod, whereby said rod will move longitudinally as it is raised and lowered along the irregularities of said surface or to be set on said rod to work on a surface lying in a plane substantially parallel with the rod, whereby said rod will be caused to assume different elevations as the rod is moved longitudinally, substantially as described.

4c. In combination in apparatus of the class described, a tracing rod, a movable support therefor, permitting said rod to have oth longitudinal and lateral movement, marking means at one end of the rod and a tracing implement at the other end of the rod, said tracing implement being adjustable to operate parallel to the axis of the tracing rod or at right angles thereto, substantially as described.

5. In combination in apparatus of the class described, a tracing rod, a `movable support therefor, marking means at one endy of the rod and a tracing implement at the other end of the rod, said tracing implement consisting of av bracket having openings at right angles to each other to receive the tracing rod for setting the implement in different positions relative to the said rod, said tracing rod having movement both longitudinally and laterally, substantially as described.

6. In combination in apparatus of the class described, a tracing rod, a movable support therefor, marking means at one end of the rod and a tracing implement at the other end of the rod, said tracing implement comprising a bracket, a roller and a stylus supported thereby with means for holding the stylus and roller relatively adjustable upon said bracket, substantially as described.

7. In combination in an apparatus of the class described, a tracing rod, a movable support therefor; marking means at one end of the rod and a tracing implement at the other end of the rod, lsaid implement comprising a bracket having a fork, a roller in .said fork, bearings projecting laterally from the bracket, a tracing rod adjustably mounted in said bearings, a longitudinal socket in the bracket to receive the tracing rod, said socket being parallel with the stylus and openings extending transversely through the bracket, substantially as described.

8. In combination in apparatus of the class described, a tracing rod, a movable support therefor, marking means at one end of the rod and a tracing implement at the other end of the rod, said implement comprising a bracket with an opening extending lengthwise thereof to receive the tracing rod and with two openings extending at right angles to each other and to the longitudinal opening, and a contact member carried by the said bracket, substantially as described.

9. In combination in apparatus of the class described, a tracing rod, a movable Vaa support therefor, permitting said rod to move both longitudinally and laterally, marking means at one end of the rod, and a Vrotary tracing implement at the other end of the rod With means for adjustably holding said tracing implement with its axis parallel with that of the rod, or at' right angles thereto, substantially as described.

l0. In combination in apparatus of the class described, a tracing rod, a movable support therefor, permitting said vrod to move Aboth longitudinal-lyr and laterally, marking means at one end of the rod, and a tracing implement at theV other end of the rod With means for adjustably holding said tracing implement to move said rod longitudinally or for holding said imple ment at right angles to the rod in either one of a plurality of said right angular positions, substantially as described.

1l. In combination in an apparatus for making tracngs or curves of the human body, a chart disposed in a vertical plane, a horizontally disposed tracing rod having marking means at one end to engage said chart and a tracing device at the other end to bear upon the body and follow its curves, a vertically movable support for said horizontal tracing rod and connecting means between said support and said rod to permit the same to have movement longitudinally, vertically and sidewise While maintaining said rod in its horizontal position, lsubstantially as described.

12'. In combinationin an apparatus for making tracings or curves of the human body, a vertically arranged chart, a vertically arranged support, a horizontally disposed tracing rod, a vertically movable carrier on the vertical rod, a connection Vloetween said carrier and a'horizontally disposed rod to permit said rod to have long-i` tudinal and :lateral movement While maintaining the same in horizontal position, marking means at one end of the tracing rod to engage said chart and a tracing implement at the other end of the .said rod, said tracing implement being adjustable to occupy a position vertical and transverse to the rod and also a horizontal position transverse to said rod, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM J. soHATzi. i

Witnesses: AsHER Gr. BUCH,

CHAs. B. KENDALL.

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